Bloomsbury Publishing (BMY) Competitors

Bloomsbury Publishing (LON:BMY) and Grainger (LON:GRI) are both small-cap pharmaceutical products companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and dividends.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BMY or GRI?

70.1% of Bloomsbury Publishing shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.8% of Grainger shares are held by institutional investors. 8.3% of Bloomsbury Publishing shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Grainger shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, BMY or GRI?

Bloomsbury Publishing has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grainger has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BMY or GRI more profitable?

Bloomsbury Publishing has a net margin of 9.77% compared to Grainger's net margin of -0.40%. Bloomsbury Publishing's return on equity of 18.62% beat Grainger's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bloomsbury Publishing	9.77%	18.62%	7.82%
Grainger	-0.40%	-0.06%	2.14%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, BMY or GRI?

Bloomsbury Publishing has higher revenue and earnings than Grainger. Grainger is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bloomsbury Publishing, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bloomsbury Publishing	£382.40M	1.09	£37.37M	£46.74	11.06
Grainger	£276.05M	5.47	-£1.11M	-£0.15	-1,363.33

Do analysts prefer BMY or GRI?

Bloomsbury Publishing presently has a consensus price target of GBX 825, indicating a potential upside of 59.57%. Grainger has a consensus price target of GBX 317.50, indicating a potential upside of 55.26%. Given Bloomsbury Publishing's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Bloomsbury Publishing is more favorable than Grainger.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bloomsbury Publishing	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Grainger	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor BMY or GRI?

In the previous week, Grainger had 4 more articles in the media than Bloomsbury Publishing. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Grainger and 2 mentions for Bloomsbury Publishing. Grainger's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Bloomsbury Publishing's score of 0.15 indicating that Grainger is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bloomsbury Publishing	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Grainger	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is BMY or GRI a better dividend stock?

Bloomsbury Publishing pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Grainger pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Bloomsbury Publishing pays out 32.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Grainger pays out -4,666.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Grainger is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Bloomsbury Publishing beats Grainger on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.